Stoke City v Swansea City: squad sheets

Swansea is a rugby city but it must have jarred to see the football club's urbane manager, Michael Laudrup, leading a training session that used tackle bags to recreate the goalmouth scrum he expects to face at Stoke on Saturday. "It's good preparation for matches like this," said Swansea's goalkeeper, Michael Vorm. "I'm not afraid of anyone. You have to make sure you come and fight." Stoke's manager Tony Pulis usually bites back at implied criticism but with his side's home form in disarray, he has more pressing issues to address. James Callow